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Rechargeable Battery Disposal
WARNING: To prevent contamination of the environment contact your 
local waste disposal agency for specic instructions before disposing 
of damaged or worn-out rechargeable batteries. Take batteries to a 
local recycling and/or disposal center, certied for rechargeable battery 
disposal.
WARNING: Do not use broken or cracked batteries, even if there is no 
leakage. Replace damaged or worn-out batteries with new batteries. DO 
NOT ATTEMPT TO REPAIR BATTERIES! Repair attempts may result in severe 
personal injury, due to explosion or electrical shock.
To avoid personal injury and damage to the environment:
•  For battery removal information, contact our customer support @ 
1-800-668-1238.
•  Do not attempt to remove or destroy any of the battery 
components. Do not open or mutilate the battery. If a leak develops, 
released electrolytes are corrosive and toxic. Do not get the solution 
in your eyes or on your skin, and do not swallow it.
•  Do not dispose of the battery in the regular household trash.
•  Do not dispose of the battery in a fire. The cell may explode.
•  Do not dispose of the battery where it will become part of any waste 
landfill or municipal solid waste stream.
•  Cover the battery terminals with heavy-duty adhesive tape.
•  Dispose of the battery according to local, state and federal 
regulations.
•  Dispose of the battery promptly. 
About Call2Recycle Battery Seals
Call2Recycle’s industry steward program helps battery and product 
manufacturers fulll recycling requirements in the U.S. and Canada, 
including compliance with extensive state, provincial and federal 
regulations, such as the Mercury- Containing and Rechargeable Battery Act 
(The Battery Act). Call2Recycle® Licensees/Industry Stewards, participating 
battery and product manufacturers and marketers, purchase the rights 
to imprint the Call2Recycle Battery Seals on their rechargeable batteries 
and products. When you see the Call2Recycle Battery Seal, you can 
feel condent knowing that your battery or product can be safely and 
responsibly recycled. 
About Call2Recycle
Since 1994, Call2Recycle has diverted more than 75 million pounds of 
rechargeable batteries from local landlls and established a network of 
30,000 recycling drop-o locations. More than 200 battery and/or product 
manufacturers, Call2Recycle Industry Stewards, have united to ensure that 
batteries are responsibly recycled when they reach their end of life and 
fund the program that is operated by Call2Recycle, Inc., a 501(c)4 nonprot 
public service organization. 
To locate the nearest recycling center, please call 1-800-822-8837.